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Does anyone else see these projects, the always changing Google logo, and G+ as proof that Google just has way too much talent and not enough useful ideas?
by caublestone 15y ago
Does anyone else see these projects, the always changing Google logo, and G+ as proof that Google just has way too much talent and not enough useful ideas?
- cloudwalking 15y agoI think Google likes to have fun.
- steve-howard 15y agoFurther, if your job is somewhere that you have fun and are free to occasionally make interesting-but-useless things, you're less likely to quit.
- ndcrandall 15y agoWhat a great way to demonstrate that talent in unique ways and keep employees happy with an awesome atmosphere!
- wnight 15y agoNo. Keeping the system from visually stagnating, and having fun with your users, is one of those useful ideas... Besides, I doubt the artists are taking resources from feature developers. If anything, they're probably sitting idle between roll-outs.
- caublestone 15y agoYou are right. However, successfully selling products to people isn't fun. See Apple. If some Google homies got together in their spare or 20% time (does that still exist?) and utilized the Google tools to make this, then sweet. But, if some engineers getting paid $80k+ used their work time to build this, doesn't that suggest Google has too much talent? I like fun (and Google), but investors like profits.
- jaredsohn 15y agoThese projects and the changing Google logo can be thought of as marketing expenses to maintain Google's brand, which helps them continue to attract users and developers. G+ is built for strategic reasons (and not something they're just doing because they don't know have 'enough useful ideas'.) You can debate whether G+ is the right thing for them to do, but they're building it because Google leadership thinks they should.